Bury V Portsmouth at Gigg Lane : Match Preview

09 November 2012 01:01

Bury will once again be without centre-back Efe Sodje for the visit of Portsmouth.

Sodje must serve the final game of a two match ban acquired through his second sending off of the season in last weekend's FA Cup triumph at Exeter.

That win was followed up by derby victory over Oldham on Tuesday night and Sodje's replacement, Mark Hughe, praised the defensive impact of boss Kevin Blackwell since he took over the struggling Shakers last month.

"Everyone knows that we were conceding too many," the former Everton youngster told the Bury Times. "I don't think it was the fact that people were doing well to score, we were just gifting them goals.

"Since the manager has come in, he has made us more solid and teams have to work for goals now."